Rube Goldberg would have been proud of the inventions students created at the Homewood Science Center. In the weeklong Rube Goldberg Camp for fifth through eighth graders July 16 through 20, the goal was design a project that would lead to raising a flag. Every student managed to do just[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
H-F’s $3.65 million pool area renovations are on schedule
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School pool construction project is on track. The schedule is to have the pool ready by late September. Work on the additional storage and classroom space will continue through October.
Five mixologists meet the challenge for the Homewood Science Center
Five mixologists showed how to combine the art and science of a perfect cocktail at the Homewood Science Center’s Cocktail Chemistry Challenge July 19. There was something for every taste from the five who concocted “The Citrus Horizon” for The Copper Still; “Broken Barrel of Funk” for The Cottage on Dixie;[Read More…]
DQ reopening in 4 to 6 weeks
The grand re-opening of Homewood’s Dairy Queen is coming. Kelly Welsh, manager of the store, said she expects to announce the re-opening in four to six weeks after extensive damage was done to the building in a car accident July 17.
H-F Racquet & Fitness Club app helps users set goals, keep in contact
Yes, there’s an app for the Homewood-Flossmoor Racquet & Fitness Club. The club’s administrative team, led by Shelley Strasser, membership sales and marketing supervisor, designed the mobile device app that went live July 1. It is primarily for members, but it also can be used by anyone interested in keeping[Read More…]
Distict 153 sees helping kids learn English essential to their success
Homewood District 153 is serving a melting pot of students, and not all of them come to school with an understanding of English. Or they speak English, but their parents don’t. The numbers have been increasing. Children are enrolled whose heritage is from Nigeria, Lithuania, China, Mexico, Japan, the Philippines. [Read More…]
Picketers on Parker Junior High worksite
Work at Parker Junior High in Flossmoor is continuing despite picketers from Roofers & Waterproofers Local 11 arguing the district and the contractors are not following prevailing wage rules. But the district says paperwork shows the work is being done at a prevailing wage scale.
Creativity abounds in STEAM Camp at James Hart School
The first District 153 STEAM Camp gave one student a chance to create replicas of Chicago’s downtown buildings, a team the opportunity to build a robot and another to produce a movie. It’s all part of STEAM — science, technology, engineering, arts and math.
Homewood library board increases funding on collections
Homewood Public Library board members approved a $2.42 million budget in May for the 2019 fiscal year that starts July 1. Amy Crump, the library’s executive director, said the board anticipates future revenues will remain stable or increase after several lean years due to declining tax revenue attributed to the[Read More…]
District 153 amends budget to reflect additional state funds
Homewood District 153 is closing its books with an additional $187,000 added to the Education Fund. The school board amended its 2018 budget at its June 18 meeting to reflect the additional money from the State of Illinois as part of the Illinois Legislature’s evidence-based funding formula approved in 2017.[Read More…]
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